edit: GUYS fuck stalin and fuck tankies, period. i understand that this community is more sensitive than most to pro-stalinist vibes, and i apologize for unintentionally twinging that nerve, but you need stop calling each other (and me) slurs.

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[–] 88 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

I hate the US as much as the next person but the meme itself is basically whataboutism.

How the fuck is this whataboutism?

The whataboutism is 75% of the thread going out to defend the US prison system by saying that a wartime prison before the age of antibiotics was slightly worse than current US prisons. So little discussion of the topic at hand.

Edit: oh fuck, found the millions of prisoners in Xinjang part of the thread.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago*

    I'll never understand people like this

    "We left reddit because it isn't leftwing enough"

    "Oh cool, so you're leftcom/communist/anarchist/etc?"

    "What no, we're leftists, not you fuckin tankies"

    "Um...so you denounce the imperialist hegemony imposed by the US and their allies?"

    "I SAID I'M NOT A TANKIE YOU removed by mod STALIN KILLED 82 GORILLION AND USA BETTER THAN COMMIE SHITHOLES IN EVERY WAY"

    Why not just stay on reddit-logo ? Would you not have felt special enough otherwise?

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It makes a lot more sense when you just replace "whataboutism" with "pointing out my hypocrisy"

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